Along with performing and teaching, I am a keen researcher and writer. My research mainly focuses on socio-cultural aspects of the classical music genre, particularly in the area of gender studies. Here you will find articles I have published in this area so far.
Publications
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The Women’s Club launches a new recital series (2021)
With COVID restrictions in NSW continuing to ease, the live music industry is slowly beginning to get back up on its feet. Sydney Conservatorium’s new partnership with The Women’s Club will celebrate the return to live performance with a series of seven recitals across April to June, focusing on works written and performed by female musicians. Written by Katarina Grobler for Limelight Magazine (2021)
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Reclaiming Female Agency in the Performance of Wagnerian Opera (2020)
This article discusses the various ways Wagnerian Operas have been staged to give more agency to the female characters during performances. It also examines the ways in which opera, as a genre, disseminates values and ideals about femininity.
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Diversity and Gender in the Compositional Relationshp of Robert and Clara Schumann (2019)
This article examines the relationship of Robert and Clara Schumann from a compositional perspective, rather than a personal angle which is too often taken by scholars. It discusses the ways in which the two composers used and shared melodic motifs, musical ideas, and influenced each other’s oeuvres.